Walke (DD 723) - Naval Cruise Book

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OC DIVISICN Lt Fortenberry, Richardson, Howard, McCormack, Wyatt, Cook, Bahorich, Fraser, Lt Cjgl Adoff, Londean, Ens Thompson, Ditrneyer, Castro, Russell, Moore, Heller, Bass, Lindberg, Richard, Mendez, Mark. Radiomen, signalmen, administrative personnel, personnelmen, and yeomen. What a com- posite! The signalman, tanned and wind-whipped, constantly scanning the surrounding ships for any signal to change course, take station, or just 'ctalkn with flashing lights . . . The radio- man, pale, looking off into space as a string of dots and dashes sounds in his earphones, mak- ing sense to no one but himself . . . Then the pencil-pushersf' handling the man from cradle to the grave as far as his naval career is concerned . . . This is the montage of the OC Division. Our radiomen have reason to-walk proudly. More complimentary remarks to them this trip than to any other radio gang in the division. Around the clock, they held contact with our sister ships, keeping us informed of what they were doing and they of us. They brought us our news, and even our music. Out at sea, the world had a radius to the horizon of about fifteen miles on a clear day, but the radiomenis invisible Wires reached over thousands of miles to keep us up with the outside World. The signalmen were just as important, though in a more local sense, teaching our new watch officers what each flag signal meant so that we might keep our proper station, and sending out and receiving the local messages. lt sounds routine, but it wasn't. Theirs is a job that has to be done in all kinds of weather. , ,, .. .V ,- ' '--- 5,-.5 W, if i.,r- . . - 1 v , 3.-gm-,-L, - ff f ' f 'f is ,fziifuifi 5135 '5 5ft1t7i '? '??i 'e , M' r txfi,. .. ft fi '1 r ffN f- 't ' - ..f14't'1 ' l E v i ..-.-.,..,,,,

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f Of F16 PeTf511'PuShe1'S, what prophet has honor in his own country? They type the trans- 615, t E.f1PPb1C3t10US f01' Sh01'C dl1tY, requests for school, discharges, and re-enlistments, and get Hot mg ut growls when no orders come in the mail. But the boys in the ship's office are always there, all day and most f h cyclopedia. o t e night, answering questions that would fill an en- a little dinner music? I no traffic during working hours K S ll! Q f A. read it 1n the POD ,W . it .19 what's that about skivvie-wavers? .- 1 , rw. .1-4'4: l . i '- -- ..-Je ?L'E'.' '4 1 'Q i